Ex-Romanian diplomat Ionescu back in court to ask for postponement

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Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu, who was convicted for causing two hit-and-run accidents in Singapore in 2009, appeared in a Bucharest court again on Thursday.

Ionescu had been sentenced in March this year to three years’ jail for manslaughter, causing injury and fleeing the scene of the accident in Singapore.

After more than four years on trial, Silviu Ionescu remains free, pending a ruling from the Bucharest's Court of Appeal.

On Thursday, upon appearing in court, he immediately filed for a postponement.

His lawyer claimed he had not been informed of the grounds for the other opposing parties' appeals, thus motivating his request.

The Court of Appeal has set the next court date for January 16.

According to Ionescu's lawyer, the appeal proceedings will probably take around two to three court dates to complete.